Pedro de Valencia
Spanish writer and literary critic (1555-1620)
Intro | Spanish writer and literary critic (1555-1620) | |
Places | Spain | |
was | Critic Writer Literary critic | |
Work field | Literature | |
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Birth | 17 November 1555 | |
Death | 10 April 1620 (aged 64 years) | |
Star sign | Scorpio |
Pedro de Valencia (died 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1617-1631) and Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1615-1617).
On 28 September 1615, Pedro de Valencia was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala. In 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero, Archbishop of Lima. On 30 July 1617, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of La Paz. He served as Bishop of La Paz until his death in 1631.